Looking back to Rei, Siren nods and took her hand as offered. Once standing, she leaned down to take her duffle from the bench before moving some hair from her face. "I won't harm anyone... not unless they decide to harm me first." Sirens reply was quite stern and sounded as if she'd done exactly as she said many times before. Yet, Rei's compliment swam around in her mind for a few moments, Siren turning her head out of embarrassment. "I'm sure there have been other women that are far better." she muttered.
Siren had never been the most self confident person, far from it to be sure. Her past was filled with instances of self loathing and hate, the LSF having done more than anyone in making the woman hate her very existence. Yet, as she moved along, following her new commanding officer through the corridors, she thought about what Rei had said. Something bothered her more than anything else, that Rei's crew rarely saw someone beautiful as herself. Did Rei Ikari have self esteem issues like herself? Saying such a thing, to Siren, seemed like something a person with no confidence in themselves would say, someone who felt they weren't good enough. Wasn't Rei the captain of a warship; a position that demanded confidence in her own decisions and leadership? This thought would continue bothering her for the remainder of their trip, right up until the Kusinagi docked with Alexandria.
"So, this is it, huh?" she asked, giving Rei a somewhat worried look, betraying the confidence shed been showing through their meeting and the following trip. "What now?"
